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A Call to Action for Earthlings

Retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott on her revelations from orbit.

January 3, 2024

Night Swimming

Specialized underwater photographers reveal secrets of the sea’s flamboyant babies.

December 29, 2023

The Echoes of Light

What astronomers see in the light bouncing across the universe.

December 29, 2023

Tame Your Climate Anxiety in 2024

A poet invited people to share their climate fears. What she found surprised her.

December 28, 2023

Earth May Not Be Toast

When our sun expands into a giant red star, it might not devour its third planet, after all.

December 28, 2023

How Earth Once Cooled Off

A geological discovery shows how carbon was captured to chill the planet.

December 27, 2023

We Were Born to Groove

Babies dig the beat, a new study shows, offering a cool insight into the origin of music.

December 26, 2023

The Most Beautiful Science of the Year

These are a few of our favorite things from 2023.

December 22, 2023

We’re Biased Against AI-Made Art

And that could be a good thing.

December 22, 2023

A Day in the Life of a Fossil Preparator

Recreating the past requires as much art and craft as science.

December 21, 2023

Stop Worrying About Deepfakes

Where many see the death of reality on the internet, this hacker-turned-Notre Dame professor sees communion.

December 20, 2023

Will Psychedelics Replace Antidepressants?

Psychedelic treatment is helping patients make difficult emotional breakthroughs.

December 20, 2023